Fog on the Brain
It’s going to be a challenging day when I didn’t get the coffee pot seated correctly in the coffee maker and there are grounds and coffee spilling onto the kitchen cupboards welcoming the first few minutes out of bed.
Dennis was off to Mankato early this morning as his CPAP machine didn’t work for last night’s slumber. I thought I had heard some blips the night before. The machine was pulsing as if it were hyperventilating. It didn’t give Dennis a chance to take in a breath as usual.
Daughter Carrie came from the metro and she was here by 9:30. Ah, yes . . . . there are some households that do get up right after the crack of dawn. We got caught up on the family’s activities. Carrie works full time at Hobby Lobby and our JR. in high school works part time at Hobby Lobby. The most crushing bit of update for me from Carrie was that Megan was a JR in high school. What did I do with that missing year. I had her as a Sophomore.
Someone left the pasture gate open today. Brett has been here, Dwayne is having coffee with Dennis in the patio porch this afternoon and Carrie left for home at 1:30. That’s a lot of activity for us.
Hmm, it has already been announced that Christmas will be as Thanksgiving . . . no family gatherings. No one could be with family on Thanksgiving but they could all pile into a big box store the day after. Go figure. There is talk of the schools being closed down until the first of January. I pray that there is not a lockdown of retail. Winter season means heating bill season and our working people in retail can’t go without income. Enough of that stuff.
Dennis has already brought in coolers for me to use tomorrow morning in preparation for the old refrigerator to be moved out and the brand new one coming in. There is even a notation on the invoice that the owner would like time to tidy up during the switch. Yup!
It is cool out, but man oh man, this weather is so appreciated. I am not a total scaredy-cat . . . but close on roads with ice and snow.
Without mistakes I wouldn’t learn to do better. I will check the coffee pot hereafter.